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Grieving mothers lead community outreach in city’s effort to stop killings Grieving mothers lead community outreach in city’s effort to stop killings By Matt Houston | February 2, 2021 at 8:26 AM CST - Updated February 2 at 7:01 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A group of mothers whose sons were shot and killed is leading Baton Rouge’s charge to reduce violence. The District Attorney’s office is investigating 17 homicides that occurred during January. In total, 19 people were stabbed or shot to death in East Baton Rouge Parish during 2021′s first month. “When you lose your child, it’s a different impact on your life,” Elizabeth Robinson said. Her son, Louis, was shot and killed in May 2018. “People say, ‘Oh, it’s going to be alright.’ No, it’s not. It’s never going to change. You carry that pain with you for life.”

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